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hoffa, what do you say to those folks? >> i say vote your pocketbook. we go out and basically talk to thousands of people. i don't do it, i know larry doesn't, and yes there are people in there, either because of, you know, some issue of guns or abortion or something, that are off on a different track. we have to make them come back home and say, hey, the issues are, they're trying to destroy what you are enjoying now. your union, the good pay you have, your health care, your pensions. they're against that. that's the mesening we ng sage ave to deliver. wake up. >> you agree with that? >> absolutely. jim nailed it. politics should be about paublic policy issues. about our health care, about our jobser about our trade policy. politics is not about personal issues. republicans try to flip it to create a wedge among working families. we need to flip it back, make sure our members and more importantly american worker union or not understand that this election is about choices. choice is clear for american workers. >> you know, labor day is supposed to celeb
hoffa, what do you say to those folks? >> i say vote your pocketbook. we go out and basically talk to thousands of people. i don't do it, i know larry doesn't, and yes there are people in there, either because of, you know, some issue of guns or abortion or something, that are off on a different track. we have to make them come back home and say, hey, the issues are, they're trying to destroy what you are enjoying now. your union, the good pay you have, your health care, your pensions....
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then teamsters' union president james hoffa. and later, the head of the consumer financial protection bureau updates congress on the progress of his agency. >> i think people really like to see how, where politicians' views have shifted over the years. i think people like to see whether mitt romney 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. they want to see where he was doing it during his 2002 campaign, 2007. i think people really like to see how these politicians have evolved, and there's sort of an element to it that's almost a gotcha element, but there's also an element like people are like this is incredibly interesting. >> i've tried to think why it is that he has changed so often, why he finds it so difficult to come down on one side of an issue, instead sort of floats between both issues. ♪ >> as someone who's running for state office for the first time, does it help that your name is barack obama in terms of -- >> rod's a trailblazer and a hero of mine. >> i think the best way to de
then teamsters' union president james hoffa. and later, the head of the consumer financial protection bureau updates congress on the progress of his agency. >> i think people really like to see how, where politicians' views have shifted over the years. i think people like to see whether mitt romney 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. they want to see where he was doing it during his 2002 campaign, 2007. i think people really like to see how these...
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i'm joined by james hoffa general president of the international brotherhood of teamsters president hoffa welcome back. good to be here great to have you with us we've seen labor protests outside the convention the site of the d.n.c. is north carolina which is the least unionized state the nation how strong how are the ties between labor and the d.n.c. and will labor be there to help overcome wall street's money. will be there all the way we might not have the money they have with the koch brothers children a dosen people like that that are going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars but we have boots on the ground and we are all for operating all the unions are together we're talking together we're planning together we can make sure we get the vote out that is what it's all about boots on the ground make sure we're organized get people registered to vote and that's what we're doing and we think we're looking good right now we're very pleased where we're at and obviously we're very pleased with what happened yesterday at the convention another great night tonight we're planning and we
i'm joined by james hoffa general president of the international brotherhood of teamsters president hoffa welcome back. good to be here great to have you with us we've seen labor protests outside the convention the site of the d.n.c. is north carolina which is the least unionized state the nation how strong how are the ties between labor and the d.n.c. and will labor be there to help overcome wall street's money. will be there all the way we might not have the money they have with the koch...
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i'm here with jim hoffa president of the teamster's union. i could not feel cooler now, james. >> what a convention. one night it's michelle obama, last night bill clinton, can it get better. >> stephanie: i think it can, i have told there's a speaker tonight that we will enjoy. >> everybody says how will he top that? you watch. people will be talking about that. friday morning people will say can you believe that. he will put them in their place and it will be fabulous. >> stephanie: that's how you achieve excellence is people that raise your game. and the fact that barack obama is not afraid to put bill clinton on before him says everything we need to know. >> and he knew this bill clinton is a consummate speaker, story teller, and last night he took them to the wood shed. he said these are the facts. this is what they are lying about. >> stephanie: and take a listen to this line. bill clinton last night. >> when president barack obama took office the economy was in freefall. it had just shrunk 9.4% of gdp. we were losing 750,000 a jobs a m
i'm here with jim hoffa president of the teamster's union. i could not feel cooler now, james. >> what a convention. one night it's michelle obama, last night bill clinton, can it get better. >> stephanie: i think it can, i have told there's a speaker tonight that we will enjoy. >> everybody says how will he top that? you watch. people will be talking about that. friday morning people will say can you believe that. he will put them in their place and it will be fabulous....
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please welcome to the national press club teamsters president, james hoffa. [applause] >> thank you madam president. it is great to be your friends and people from the media to talk about the issues today. as madam president said, was elected march 1989. we're proud of what we have done from bankrupt and divided and falling apart we were a sister against sister and brother against brother and there was chaos and we've reached out to those who oppose us to say enough's. we cannot have a civil war. we must unite to the union. and the teamsters union has 1.4 million members. united states and canada. the most democratic union and we are elected by the members. from balance being mailed out. and the secretary treasurer and babette barack obama liv love to have those numbers. it shows the fact in a tough economy and tough times the get the job done. no secret we are in the middle of a recession. but the convention no one remembers the bush administration with hank paulson and four t.a.r.p. that is where the of catastrophe happened. aig, a lehman brothers it was no
please welcome to the national press club teamsters president, james hoffa. [applause] >> thank you madam president. it is great to be your friends and people from the media to talk about the issues today. as madam president said, was elected march 1989. we're proud of what we have done from bankrupt and divided and falling apart we were a sister against sister and brother against brother and there was chaos and we've reached out to those who oppose us to say enough's. we cannot have a...
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hoffa. >> neither does john anthony who worked the hoffa case. he gives the tip zero credibility. >> whether they find a body or not, i don't know, but if they do, i guarantee you it's not jimmy hoffa. >> he said the fbi has a good idea who pulled off the hit and where, but it sure wasn't in this neighborhood. why could the fbi never find the body? >> because there is no body. the body, in our opinion, was cremated or was thrown into a vat of acid or whatever. >> whatever happened, the mafia backed teamster boss is legendary. celebrated in movies like this one, going up against u.s. attorney general robert kennedy. >> the justice department has plenty on you mr. hoffa. >> you don't impress me. >> i don't need $300 million and my brother elected president to [ bleep ]. >> over the years, many failed attempts to find him. tips had him buried in cement at the end zone of old giants stadium. they looked through blood stains in a detroit home and dug up a horse farnl in 2006. all dead ends. hoffa's middle name was riddle and so is trying to pinpoint w
hoffa. >> neither does john anthony who worked the hoffa case. he gives the tip zero credibility. >> whether they find a body or not, i don't know, but if they do, i guarantee you it's not jimmy hoffa. >> he said the fbi has a good idea who pulled off the hit and where, but it sure wasn't in this neighborhood. why could the fbi never find the body? >> because there is no body. the body, in our opinion, was cremated or was thrown into a vat of acid or whatever. >>...
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>> we have never advocate that had this is jimmy hoffa's resting place. we're strictly investigating this as a cold case homicide, and that has been our focus since the beginning. if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig this driveway up. >> 37 years on still looking for jimmy hoffa. once again to savannah. >> harmony and peace have been restored to the nfl followed by a week of drama over the replacement officials. the regular referees were back on the field last night to the delight of players and fans. stephanie gosk is at m & t stadium in baltimore this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. standee ovations at this stadium are reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens, the fans crazy about their team, but last night other pros took to the field that th
>> we have never advocate that had this is jimmy hoffa's resting place. we're strictly investigating this as a cold case homicide, and that has been our focus since the beginning. if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig...
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. >> teamsters president james hoffa says labor is under attack and the 2012 presidential election will decide the fate of workforce and social issues. from the national press club in washington, d.c., this is one hour. >> thank you, madam chair is an. it's a great pleasure to be here at the press club at this auspicious time. there's so much going on in our country right now and it's a great pleasure to be a with so many friends and so may people from the media and to talk about what the issues are today. first of all i want to talk about the teamsters union a little bit, and talk about the fact that, you know, as madam president said come i was elected in march of 1999. we're very proud of what we've done in the teamsters union. we've taken this union from the union that was bankrupt, falling apart literally, and made it is what it is today. when we took over, this union was a union where sister -- local against local, joint council against joint council. there was chaos and we came in and reached out and reached out to the people that opposed us to say, enough, we cannot have a civil
. >> teamsters president james hoffa says labor is under attack and the 2012 presidential election will decide the fate of workforce and social issues. from the national press club in washington, d.c., this is one hour. >> thank you, madam chair is an. it's a great pleasure to be here at the press club at this auspicious time. there's so much going on in our country right now and it's a great pleasure to be a with so many friends and so may people from the media and to talk about...
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>> we have never advocate that had this is jimmy hoffa's resting place. we're strictly investigating this as a cold case homicide, and that has been our focus since the beginning. if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig this driveway up. >> 37 years on still looking for jimmy hoffa. once again to savannah. >> harmony and peace have been restored to the nfl followed by a week of drama over the replacement officials. the regular referees were back on the field last night to the delight of players and fans. stephanie gosk is at m & t stadium in baltimore this morning. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. standee ovations at this stadium are reserved for the home team, the baltimore ravens, the fans crazy about their team, but last night other pros took to the field that th
>> we have never advocate that had this is jimmy hoffa's resting place. we're strictly investigating this as a cold case homicide, and that has been our focus since the beginning. if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, well, great, it will end a major mystery. >> reporter: police say it will take about two hours to take a core soil sample that will be sent to a forensic anthropologist at michigan state university, and if they find signs of human remains, then they are going to dig...
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next, remarks from teamsters president james hoffa. he spoke earlier this week of the national press club for about an hour. [gavel] >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. my name is theresa werner and i am the president. and we are the leading organization for a journalist. we are committed to our program while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information, visit our web site, www.press.org. to donate to programs through the press club please visit press.org.institute. on behalf of our members worldwide, i'd like to welcome our speakers. the head table includes guests of our speaker as well as working journalists who are club members. if you hear applause, note that the general audience is attending so it's not a lack of journalistic objectivity. i'd like to welcome our c-span and public radio guests. our luncheons are featured on our member-produced weekly podcast from the national press club available on i tunes. you also can follow the action on twitter, using# npclunch. after our guest speech concludes,
next, remarks from teamsters president james hoffa. he spoke earlier this week of the national press club for about an hour. [gavel] >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. my name is theresa werner and i am the president. and we are the leading organization for a journalist. we are committed to our program while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information, visit our web site, www.press.org. to donate to programs through the press club please visit...
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. >>> there may be a break in the 37-year-old murder mystery of union boss jimmy hoffa? a credible tip leading michigan police to a house in roseville where his body may be buried under the driveway. police will be out there tomorrow to dig and take soil samples. hoffa, who led teamsters, went miss not guilty july, 1975. >> brian: we can't bring him back. why are we trying to find his dead body? >>> we've showed you teens at a kansas high school launching a lunchroom revolt against the obama administration's new calorie limits. ♪ tonight we are hungry ♪ . >> gretchen: the usda says it has a solution. putting the blame on parents for not giving them snacks. many people outraged over new cafeteria regulations that only allow high schoolers 850 calories. those are your headlines. >> brian: always goes back to the parents. >> steve: of course, blame the parents. teachers, no problem. moving on, iran's nuclear program will be front and center when benjamin netanyahu takes the floor at the united nations general assembly. david lee miller is out in the rain on the east sid
. >>> there may be a break in the 37-year-old murder mystery of union boss jimmy hoffa? a credible tip leading michigan police to a house in roseville where his body may be buried under the driveway. police will be out there tomorrow to dig and take soil samples. hoffa, who led teamsters, went miss not guilty july, 1975. >> brian: we can't bring him back. why are we trying to find his dead body? >>> we've showed you teens at a kansas high school launching a lunchroom...
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this is the latest stop on the twisted path searching for jimmy hoffa. investigators are in that shed, gathering a soil sample to see if the mystery of jimmy hoffa rests here. more than 37 years after jimmy hoffa vanished without a trace, the trail led to this suburban home. an informant claims he saw a body buried here around the time hoffa went missing. first told the author of "the hoffa wars." >> he is adamant that he is buried at this location. >> reporter: he directed him to the local police. >> we believe the witness did observe something and we felt credible enough to take the investigation to this point. >> reporter: using ground penetrating radar, authorities found signs of something about two feet under the driveway. today, they'll take a soil sample to look for evidence of human remains. hoffa was last seen outside a detroit restaurant in 1975, apparently lured by two mob figures. since then, the search has taken investigators to northern michigan, to giants stadium in new jersey, and to a farm outside detroit where in 2006 the fbi raised a 3
this is the latest stop on the twisted path searching for jimmy hoffa. investigators are in that shed, gathering a soil sample to see if the mystery of jimmy hoffa rests here. more than 37 years after jimmy hoffa vanished without a trace, the trail led to this suburban home. an informant claims he saw a body buried here around the time hoffa went missing. first told the author of "the hoffa wars." >> he is adamant that he is buried at this location. >> reporter: he...
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if not hoffa, then somebody else. or it could be the root of a tree. who notice. >> police say the soil samples are being tested for traces of human remains, and that nothing else was found during the dig. hoff that was last seen outside -- hoffa was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit back in 1975. >>> new this morning, it's official. the n.f.l. referees have approved a new eight year contract. now that contract comes after a three-month lockout that made headlines when replacement referees made a highly controversial call that gave the seahawks a win over the packers. one referee called the hail mary pass a touchdown while the other ruled it was an interception. the new contract calls for referees salaries to rise to $173,000 in 2013. and to $205,000 by 2019. >>> parts of texas are experiencing some of the worst flooding in history. torrential rains came down on midland yesterday, shutting down a school district and several roads. dozens of cars as you can see there. they were stranded under underpasses that were filled with 5 feet of
if not hoffa, then somebody else. or it could be the root of a tree. who notice. >> police say the soil samples are being tested for traces of human remains, and that nothing else was found during the dig. hoff that was last seen outside -- hoffa was last seen outside a restaurant in suburban detroit back in 1975. >>> new this morning, it's official. the n.f.l. referees have approved a new eight year contract. now that contract comes after a three-month lockout that made...
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well apparently he's sending that same message to jimmy hoffa the head of the teamster's union, he'll have more flexibility. a gift to the labor unions? it's not probably something congress can pass because they will probably be controlled in the house by the problems. it will probably be an executive order. i think we will see an executive order that stretches to the outer limits the executive authority of this country, an imperial presidency no doubt. shannon: there have been several attempts at the employee free act. 50% of employees or more than 50%, if they are authorized, verified signatures that they say they want a union you would skip the secret balance will the and unionize that workplace. do you think that is the specific gift that hoffa is hope to get. >> i'm not sure if he can get that through congress and get that through an executive order. he might try. remember the president appoints a majority of the national labor relations board which governs all of the labor law he could literally rewrite the regulations. he could have his folks at nlrb rewrite things. he's been s
well apparently he's sending that same message to jimmy hoffa the head of the teamster's union, he'll have more flexibility. a gift to the labor unions? it's not probably something congress can pass because they will probably be controlled in the house by the problems. it will probably be an executive order. i think we will see an executive order that stretches to the outer limits the executive authority of this country, an imperial presidency no doubt. shannon: there have been several attempts...
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. >>> also, jimmy hoffa's remains could be under a michigan storage shed. >>> and how much would you pay a man to marry your daughter? we'll tell you what a hong kong billionaire is offering. we start with the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. u.s. intelligence officials now say that it was a deliberate terrorist assault. it's a different assessment from earlier when they claimed it was a spontaneous attack following protests over an anti-muslim film. u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in that attack. cnn intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly joins me live from washington. did intelligence agencies really not have enough formation, or were they covering up parts, as some are suggesting? >> that's a great question, and i think what we're starting to see now is a little bit behind the curtain, if you will, with the intelligence community coming out with this very unusual statement really about what it knew. although it's not nailing down exactly the timeline. now, you have to remember in those first 24 hours after this attack, things were
. >>> also, jimmy hoffa's remains could be under a michigan storage shed. >>> and how much would you pay a man to marry your daughter? we'll tell you what a hong kong billionaire is offering. we start with the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. u.s. intelligence officials now say that it was a deliberate terrorist assault. it's a different assessment from earlier when they claimed it was a spontaneous attack following protests over an anti-muslim film. u.s....
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teamster president james hoffa. father of the current teamster president jim hoffa. and there have been four different attempts to find his body. there was first a rumor he had been kidnapped taken up in an airplane and pushed out over the great lakes. of course, some people still believe he's buried in the end zone of the giants stadium in new jersey. back in 2004, they tore up a detroit home because somebody had tipped them off that the floorboards -- he might have been buried under the floorboards of the home. in 2006, remember they tore down a horse barn in michigan on a tip that he was buried there. now, the latest tip is that he's buried in the driveway of a home in roseville michigan. and allegedly the owner of the -- the previous owner of the home had some ties to the mafia so today in roseville michigan, they're actually going to dig up this driveway thinking that maybe the body of james hoffa is located underneath the driveway. why don't they just give it up? right? and who's paying for all of this? tore down a horse barn and another house and now they're t
teamster president james hoffa. father of the current teamster president jim hoffa. and there have been four different attempts to find his body. there was first a rumor he had been kidnapped taken up in an airplane and pushed out over the great lakes. of course, some people still believe he's buried in the end zone of the giants stadium in new jersey. back in 2004, they tore up a detroit home because somebody had tipped them off that the floorboards -- he might have been buried under the...
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still ahead, arianna huffington, richard trumka [ inaudible ] james hoffa. we'll be right back. thank you, gentlemen. on every one of our cards there's a date. a reminder... that before this date, we have to exceed expectations. we have to find new ways to help make life easier, more convenient and more rewarding. it's the reason why we don't have costumers. we have members. american express. welcome in. [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online
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. >>> soil samples from a detroit area backia are being tested to see if jimmy hoffa is buried there. police removed soil and clay in a search for any evidence of human remains. >>> and out west they're calling it carmageddon 2 in los angeles. traffic is expected to be snarled through the weekend as a ten-mile stretch of the 405 freeway is being closed to rebuild a bridge there. >>> and former "new york times" publisher arthur solzberger has died. sulzberger's family bought the times in 1896. he ran the paper himself for more than three decades. arthur sulzberger was 86 years old. >>> a local race caught our attention this week. it's going down in iowa there is a heavy campaign to unseat state supreme court justice david wiggins. wiggins is one of the seven iowa justices who took part in the 2009 decision legalizing same-sex marriage in this state. now national republican figures have joined the no wiggins tour as it's being dubbed to urge voters to replace wiggins. three other justices were ousted by a similar campaign back in 2010. why does a race to unseat a judge in iowa have an a
. >>> soil samples from a detroit area backia are being tested to see if jimmy hoffa is buried there. police removed soil and clay in a search for any evidence of human remains. >>> and out west they're calling it carmageddon 2 in los angeles. traffic is expected to be snarled through the weekend as a ten-mile stretch of the 405 freeway is being closed to rebuild a bridge there. >>> and former "new york times" publisher arthur solzberger has died....
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in that a run the same time to be hoffa went missing. they will take samples to see if his remains will match. >> this massive marijuana bust and the sonoma county. they have served search warrants and they were allowed to get into several homes. this is where the police found these evidence near moreland ave. 50 people arrested and charged with possession, cultivation. with 1200 marijuana plants. 15,000 lbs.. $2.5 million estimated value this is a high crime the view. 9:20. on this friday morning. this live look at van ness. certainly, it is gray but we are and for a warm up. the city but is going to be resting roasting hot dan hurd: when i was a child, california was a leader in education funding. erika derry: and the fact that california isn't making it a priority frustrates me. dan hurd: i'm ashamed of that, and i don't want this to continue for my daughter. brenda kealing: prop 38 is going to bring a lot of money to our schools. suzan solomon: the money stays at the school site. cade derry: what i would really like to see is that th
in that a run the same time to be hoffa went missing. they will take samples to see if his remains will match. >> this massive marijuana bust and the sonoma county. they have served search warrants and they were allowed to get into several homes. this is where the police found these evidence near moreland ave. 50 people arrested and charged with possession, cultivation. with 1200 marijuana plants. 15,000 lbs.. $2.5 million estimated value this is a high crime the view. 9:20. on this...
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. >>> backyard soil samples in detroit are being tested to see if jimmy hoffa is buried there. >>> a renoir painting bought at a flea market just for $7 will not go on auction this weekend as planned. that was because authorities say it was stolen more than 60 years ago. the fbi is trying to find out who pilfered that piece. >>> and the pet cemetery in a new york city suburb has become the first animal burial ground to be listed on the national register of historic places. the hartsdale cemetery is being recognized for its architect and social history. those are your top five headlines. >>> president obama and mitt romney will finally be facing each other in an arena that has seen some of the best and worst performances from our presidential candidates and their running mates. >> there is no soviet domination of eastern europe and there never will be under a ford administration. >> there you go again. are you better off than you were four years ago? >> senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> who am i? why am i here? >> that last one went on to "snl" infamy. joining me is nbc news histori
. >>> backyard soil samples in detroit are being tested to see if jimmy hoffa is buried there. >>> a renoir painting bought at a flea market just for $7 will not go on auction this weekend as planned. that was because authorities say it was stolen more than 60 years ago. the fbi is trying to find out who pilfered that piece. >>> and the pet cemetery in a new york city suburb has become the first animal burial ground to be listed on the national register of historic...